Tuesday 3 June 2025 | Lots:
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Modern British & 20th Century Art: Part I
Tuesday 3 June 2025 10:00
Featuring highlights from across the globe by Maurice Denis (lot 81), Georges Mathieu (lot 183) and Marc Quinn (lot 420), along with key private collections including The Estate of Lady Jessel (lots 1-9), with Duncan Grant and Alexandrine Kelder, and a Private Collection of Post-War Art (lots 51-63), with Arnulf Rainer and Léon Zack. Roseberys is once again delighted to be working with the Estate of Agi Katz, director of Boundary Gallery, on a large collection focused on the early works of Josef Herman (lots 14-42); as well as Paintings in Hospitals, who are deaccessioning artworks from the charity’s collection, including Albert Irvin, Mary Fedden and Margaret Mellis. This was one of the first collections of art in the UK created to support people’s physical and mental health.
VIEWING AT ROSEBERYS:
Friday 30 May: 9.30am - 5pm
Sunday 1 June: 10am - 2pm
Monday 2 June: 9.30am - 5pm

Highlight Lots
LOT 5
Duncan Grant, British 1885-1978 - Near Toulon, 1937; oil on board, signed and dated lower left 'D....
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Price Realised: £18,368
LOT 68
Philip Wilson Steer OM, British 1860-1942 - River at Bridgnorth (with Fishermen), 1911; oil on...
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Price Realised: £10,496
LOT 178
Leslie Thornton, British 1925-2016 - Fall of Pompeii, c.1955-63; bronze, unique, H151 x W52 x D38...
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Price Realised: £10,496
LOT 62
Arnulf Rainer, Austrian b.1929 - Strauchkathedrale, 1974; charcoal on photographic print, signed...
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Price Realised: £9,840
LOT 72
John Nash CBE RA, British 1893-1977 - Landscape, c.1912-14; watercolour and pencil on card, 36.5 x...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Price Realised: £7,216
LOT 1
Enslin Du Plessis, British/South African 1894-1978 - La Plage, St. Valery; oil on panel, signed...
Estimate: £200 - £400
LOT 2
Enslin Du Plessis, British/South African 1894-1978 - St. Valery; oil on panel, signed lower...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 3
Collette Roche, French 20th century - Tranquil harbour scene with fishing boats; watercolour and...
Estimate: £250 - £350
LOT 4
Edward Wolfe, South African/British 1897-1982 - Café interior; crayon and ink on paper, signed...
Estimate: £200 - £400
LOT 5
Duncan Grant, British 1885-1978 - Near Toulon, 1937; oil on board, signed and dated lower left 'D....
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
LOT 6
Duncan Grant, British 1885-1978 - Still life with coffee pot and wine glass, 1928; watercolour on...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
LOT 7
European school, early 20th century - Extensive landscape with distant hills; pastel on paper,...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 8
Joan Warburton, British 1920-1996 - Glacier, 1970; gouache on paper, signed with initials and dated...
Estimate: £200 - £400
LOT 9
Alexandrine Kelder, Dutch 1903-1980 - Ma Jeunesse, 1964; oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 10
James Stuart Park, Scottish 1862-1933 - Still life of roses; oil on canvas, signed lower left...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 11
Mary Nicol Neill Armour RSA RSW, Scottish 1902-2000 - Still life of hellebores in green jug and...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
LOT 12
Mary Nicol Neill Armour RSA RSW, Scottish 1902-2000 - Black Jug and Fruit, 1947; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 13
David McClure, Scottish 1926–1998 - Flowers in a White Jug; oil and pencil on board, signed...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 14
Morris Kestelman RA, British 1905-1998 - Circus scene, woman on a horse, 1937; gouache, ink and...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 15
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Standing Model: Nude, Glasgow, 1943; ink and wash on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 16
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Lighting a Candle, Glasgow, 1942; watercolour and...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 17
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Untitled (street scene); ink and wash on paper,...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 18
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Couple at Table, c.1943-44; ink, wash and pencil...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 19
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Three Figures and a Cat, 1943; ink and wash on...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 20
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Street Musicians, 1943-44; ink and wash on paper,...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 21
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Head of a Man, 1940; watercolour on paper, signed...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 22
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Childhood scene; ink and pencil on paper, 25 x...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 23
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Two Standing Miners, 1948-49; ink, wash and pencil...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 24
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Shearing Sheep, 1945-50; ink, wash and pencil on...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 25
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Two figures: one with child, c.1943; ink and wash on...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 26
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Miner with his Dog, 1954-55; ink, wash and pencil...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 27
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Seated Miner, 1949-50; ink and wash on paper,...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 28
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Miner Coming Home; ink, wash and pencil on...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 29
Josef Herman OBE RA,Polish/British 1911-2000 - Evening Conversation, 1950-51; ink and wash on...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 30
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Going Home and Greeted by the Family Dog,...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 31
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Harvesting, Burgundy II, 1965-66; ink and wash on...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 32
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Five Fishermen; ink on paper, 16.5 x 25.4 cm...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 33
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Conversation Over the Wall, 1959-60; ink and wash...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 34
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Women of Taos III, 1985; watercolour on paper, 22.7...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 35
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Trees, 1986-87; watercolour on paper, 28.2 x 19.8...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 36
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Mother and Child, 1982-83; watercolour on paper,...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 37
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Women of Taos; watercolour on paper, 23.8 x 19...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 38
Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Mother and Child; watercolour and pencil on...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 39
Albert Louden, British b.1943 - Man in the City, c.1980s; pastel on paper, 29.2 x 39.2 cm (ARR)
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 40
Albert Louden, British b.1943 - Father and Child, c.1980s; pastel on paper, 29 x 39.2 cm (ARR)
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 41
Albert Louden, British b.1943 - Man in purple suit, c.1980s; watercolour on paper, 39.3 x 29 cm...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 42
Albert Louden, British b.1943 - Two women; watercolour and pastel on paper, 38 x 50 cm (ARR)
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 43
Harry Mitton Wilson, British 1873-1923 - Sleapshide near St. Albans; oil on board, signed lower...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 44
Mary Swanzy HRHA, Irish 1882-1978 - Two works on paper including 'Woman and Man with Satchel';
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 45
Mary Swanzy HRHA, Irish 1882-1978 - Three works on paper including 'Men at Work VII'; coloured...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 46
Sir William Orpen KBE RA RHA, Irish 1878-1931 - Woman with Horseman; ink, wash, pastel and...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 47
Sir William Orpen KBE RA RHA, Irish 1878-1931 - Fatima; ink and wash on paper, titled across top...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 48
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM AC CBE RA, Australian/British 1917-1992 - A Man with a Gun; ink and...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
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